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You can choose to precache content by test or session.

Recommended browser list for precaching...

Browsers	Operating Systems	Precache using the Java applet	Precache without the Java applet
IE 11	Windows 7	Yes	With this browser, you cannot precache without using the Java applet.
Firefox 50*	Windows 7	Yes	With this browser, you cannot precache without using the Java applet.
Chrome 56	Windows 7	With this browser, you cannot precache using the Java applet.	Yes
Safari 9	MAC OS 10.9	With this browser, you cannot precache using the Java applet.	Yes

* You cannot precache with Firefox 52, as Java plugin is not supported on Firefox 52.

Depending on your browser, you can precache content with or without using the ProctorCache Java applet.

If you cache content by sessions, you must perform the following task only after you create a test session(s).

You must either disable pop-up blocker or add an exception to allow pop-ups from your precaching URL.

You can add an exception for the following browsers...

Firefox 50

Click Firefox, and select Preferences...
Click Content, and select the Block pop-up windows checkbox. Then, click Exceptions.
Your secure test website should appear in the Site column, and Allow should appear in the Status column.
1. If you do not see your secure test website in the Site column with an Allow status, type your secure test website in to the Address of website field, and click Allow.
Click Save Changes.

IE 11

Click Tools, and select Pop-Up Blocker. Pop up blocker is turned on.
Select Pop-Up Blocker Settings, and add your secure website into Exceptions.

Chrome 56

Click Settings, and click Show Advanced Settings. Click Privacy.
Click Content Settings... under Pop-ups, select Do not allow any site to show pop-ups.
Click Manage exceptions.. and add your secure website.
Click Done.

Safari 9

From Safari menu, click Preferences go to Security. Pop-up blocker is turned on.
Deselect Block pop-up windows to allow pop-ups.

Step-by-Step

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From Setup, select Precache by Test.
Click the checkbox to select one or more tests from the list.
Select one Precache Server from the list.
Click Precache.
A popup message displays. Click Precache again to start precaching.
Dependent upon your browser security settings, a second popup message may display. Agree to any necessary prompts to continue processing.
For example, when using Chrome, click Send anyway.
The TestNav status tab/window reflects the precaching status.
If no precaching is reflected, return to the popup message from step 5, and click Precache once again focusing on any security popups.
Close the pop-up window after processing completes.

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From Testing, select Sessions.
Type a session name into the search field, and click Search.
Click the checkbox next to the session.
Click Select Tasks, select Precaching Test Content, and click Start.
Click Precache.
If content does not appear when precaching and there are no students in the session, add students to the test session and try again.
Dependent upon your browser security settings, a second popup message may display. Agree to any necessary prompts to continue processing.
For example, when using Chrome, click Send anyway.
The TestNav status tab/window reflects the precaching status.
If no precaching is reflected, return to the popup message from step 5, and click Precache once again focusing on any security popups.
Close the pop-up window after processing completes.

You can view available cached tests' status...

From Testing, select Sessions.
Type a session name into the search field, and click Search.
Click the checkbox next to the session.
Click Select Tasks, click Precaching Test Content, and click Start.
Click View Status to open ProctorCache in a new window.
From the application, you can refresh downloaded test content, reload the content, or purge content from the cache. See Set Up and Use ProctorCache for directions.

Precache Test Content